Special K

Generalmusic’s pro audio division, LEM, has introduced the K Series of compact, lightweight loudspeakers. The K Series includes the K3, 12-inch, two-way system, the K6 15-inch, two-way system and the KL single 15-inch subwoofer. The systems are also available in active versions, with integral power amplifier modules with crossover and anti-clip circuitry. The trapezoidal cabinets are constructed of 12-ply Baltic Birch with steel grills and are finished in scratch-resistant paint.
Generalmusic Corp.
1164 Tower Lane
Bensenville, IL 60106
(630) 766-8230
www.generalmusic.com

New Sounds From Electro-Harmonix

Electro-Harmonix has reissued its Frequency Analyzer Ring Modulator. The effect can be used to change the sound of synthesizers or any other instrument – even DJ source material. The device uses special double sideband circuitry to generate new notes above and below the original notes. The new notes can be tuned using the Shift and Fine control to produce exact harmonic multiples of the original note. A switchable, high order, low-pass filter eliminates cross distortions.
New Sensor Corporation
20 Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003
(800) 633-5477
www.ehx.com

Mixer From Gemini

Gemini Sound Products has introduced a 19-inch rackmount, stereo, four-channel mixer, the PDM-24s. According to the company, the unit has a 24-second digital sampler with five memory banks and battery back up, plus stereo seven-band graphic EQ, RoboPlay, and a cue section with cue program pan control. It also includes an assignable and removable crossfader, and talkover for microphones. The PDM-24s offers master level control, booth level control, mic, bass, treble and level control, plus three phono/line convertible, five line and two mic inputs. It also has master, booth and record outputs.
Gemini Sound Products Corp.
8 Germak Drive
Carteret, NJ 07008
(800) 476-8633
www.geminidj.com

Unity Uses New Technology

From designer/engineer Thomas Danley comes a new loudspeaker using patented Unity Summation Aperture design. The Unity Series loudspeakers from Sound Physics Labs, the parent company of ServoDrive, Inc., use a pyramid-shaped, multi-band wave guide to combine the amplitude and phase from a variable number of drivers into a single coherent output. This creates better clarity for voice intelligibility and more precise music reproduction. The Unity XLF touring model, like the VFL contractor model, has controlled directivity in a 60-x-60 dispersion pattern and distortion-free performance of 130 dB.
ServoDrive Inc.
1940 Lehigh Ave., Suite C
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 724-5500
www.servodrive.com

Gemini Hit The Brakes

Gemini Sound Products has added the XL-600 to its series of direct-drive turntables. Featuring an electronic brake as compared to the standard mechanical brake, the high-torque XL-600 offers +/- 10-percent pitch control with pitch bend and quartz lock. Also included are the relocation to the back of the unit all RCA jacks and the mains power socket. Furthermore, the XL-600 provides height adjustment for the tone-arm, with up to 7 grams of tone-arm pressure and anti-skate adjustment.
Gemini Sound Products, Inc.
8 Germak Drive
Carteret, NJ 07008
(732) 969-9000
www.geminidj.com

Upgrade Your E-MU
EMU-ENSONIQ has introduced the “Ultracize your Emulator” upgrade program for owners of the e-6400, E-Synth, E4X and E4XT samplers. When you return your old unit, a new motherboard and back panel will be installed. Upgraded units will have similar performance specifications as the E4XT Ultra sampler with 128 voice polyphony, digital I/O, effects, word clock I/O, 32 MIDI channels and a new microprocessor subsystem for better performance.
E-MU SYSTEMS
1600 Green Hills Road
P.O. Box 660015
Scotts Valley, CA 95067-0015
(831) 438-1921
www.emu.com

Recording On Your PC
The Montego II Home Studio from Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. is a PC-based desktop music production system. The software integrates Voyetra’s MIDI/digital audio sequencing software, Digital Orchestrator Pro, with the Turtle Beach Montego II soundcard. The package uses 18-bit digital to-analog and analog-to-digital converters with a signal to noise ratio of less than 97 DB. RCA and optical S/PDIF inputs and outputs allow digital audio data transfer to and from DAT machines, MiniDisc recorders, digital mixers, and home theater components. The MIDI engine includes a 64-voice Roland GS-compliant sample set, plus a second synthesizer with an additional 320 voices. Users can record an unlimited number of MIDI and digital audio tracks, edit them on the computer screen, add effects and transforms, then mix down the composition in real time.
Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
5 Odell Plaza
Yonkers, NY 10701
(800) 233-9377
www.tbeach.com

Size XL

Stage Accompany has introduced the first in a series of low-frequency bass enclosures, the LX-bin. The XL-bin uses “Two Stage Tunnel” loading, to give the double SA 15-inch configuration a maximum SPL of 140 dB at 2000 watts peak. The sensitivity of the loudspeaker is 107dB a 1 W/ 1 m from 50 Hz to 125 Hz.
Stage Accompany
Anodeweg 4
1627 LJ Hoorn
Netherlands (31) (229) 282930

Get Into The Groove

The latest addition to the Stanton Groovemaster series of DJ cartridges is the Groovemaster II-RM. It retains features such as integrated headshell design for easy, tool-free mounting. It has higher output voltage, improved tracking, durability and groove-holding ability. The Groovemaster II RM is available in matched pairs. Also available is the Groovemaster II RM Limited Edition. Each is individually calibrated and an individual calibration is included with each cartridge.
Stanton Magnetics, LLC
2821 Evans Street
Hollywood FL 33020
(954) 929-8999
http://wwwstantonmagnetics.com

Fostex In The Digital Domain

Fostex has unleashed to project studio enthusiasts and professionals the VM 200 digital mixer and the VR 800, an eight-track digital hard-disk recording system. According to the company, the VM 200 is a 20-input/8-bus digital console with DSP capabilities. The console’s 60-mm motorized faders on all channels feed signal into a 32-bit RISC CPU. Using the VM 200’s S/P DIF In/Outputs, two consoles can be linked for cascaded automation, doubling the number of inputs from multi-track recorders. Furthermore, the VM200 can be totally controlled via MIDI, while the auto-indicate feature allow the user to see at a glance the configuration of the entire mixer. The VR 800 offers all the benefits of random access recording, including copy, paste, move and erase, with non-destructive editing features such as Undo/Redo and multiple track paste. In the process of recording and overdubbing, any track can be audio-scrubbed and precisely monitored via a graphic envelope display. Other features include a 99-song memory and vari-pitch capability (+/- 6-percent).
Fostex Corporation Of America
15431 Blackburn Avenue
Norwalk, CA 90650
(562) 921-1112
www.fostex.com

A New Way Of Listening
Version 5.20 of PSG-Homecraft’s ORGANIZE! Your Collection software allows users to catalog MP3 files and also play them. Songs can be catalogued using up to 20 criteria. The software can then automatically create playlists based on the information in the catalog. A playlist can contain up to 10,000,000,000 songs. Play lists can be saved, edited and played while other applications are running on your computer.
PSG-Homecraft Software
P.O. Box 974
Tualitin, OR 97062
(503) 692-3732
www.homecraft.com

MotorHead Intelligence Effect

ShowPro, a division of Gemini, has introduced the Motorhead II DMX intelligent wide-field lighting effect. The redesigned unit has four internal programs, digital DMX display and an internal PC board. The unit can be sound activated and includes DMX 512 control capability. According to the company, Motorhead II offers a changing beam of 13 gobos in 12 colors, plus white, along with bicolor and rainbow effects, as it moves 360 degrees around with 274 degrees of tilt. Motorhead II can be slaved together with a controller for synchronous operation with identical or opposite pans and tilts. Blackout in DMX mode can create strobe effects.
Gemini Sound Products Corp.
8 Germak Drive
Carteret, NJ 07008
(800) 476-8633
www.geminidj.com

Quik-Loc Speaker Stand

Music Industries Corp. is distributing the new Quik-Lok SP-180 deluxe pneumatic tripod speaker stand. The air-cushion design securely supports, and then safely lowers, speaker cabinets up to 150 pounds.
Music Industries Corp.
99 Tulip Ave. Suite 101
Floral Park, NY 11001
(516) 352-4110
www.musicindustries.com

Hamster Cage Needs No Cleaning

The new Hamster Cage from American DJ won’t hold a furry rodent, but it will make it easier for DJs to get the right mix when scratching vinyl. This reverse switch box – for use with scratch mixers – lets DJs change crossfades from channel one to channel two, and vice versa, with the flick of a switch. This allows for easier, one-handed mixing. The Hamster Cage plugs directly into turntables via an RCA phono line in and out.
American DJ Supply
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(800) 322-6337
www.americandj.com

The New Age Of Aquarius

Hot on the heels of the Spiral-Graph, another 1960s-inspired lighting effect, American DJ Supply introduces the Aquarius and Groove Wheel. These lights produce soft multi-textured washes of color that melt and blend together in free-form shapes. The Aquarius uses a Canon 50-mm camera lens to change the focus of the images displayed. Users can change the speed of the Aquarius’ rotation and color change, independent of the beat of the music. The Groove Wheel is a small oil wheel projector that creates full-size psychedelic patterns on any flat surface. The mini effect has a continuously rotating oil wheel to create a kaleidoscope effect.
American DJ Supply
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(800) 322-6337
www.americandj.com

The Next Millennium

The new Millennium Series of mixers has been introduced by next!. The Pro-80 and Pro-100 were both designed by working DJs for working DJs. Both 19-inch rackmount-able, the mixers are in a silver finish. The four-channel Pro-100 features effects loops to add outboard DH effects such as a DJ sampler. The effects loop can be assigned to any of the four channels. Also featured is the cue pan crossfader, which is assignable to the headphone or zone outputs. Other features include 9-line, 3 phono, 2 mic inputs and 3-band EQ and trim on each channel. The Pro-80 is designed for the budget-conscious DJ. In addition to all the essential features found on the Pro-100, The Pro-80 has 9-line, 3 phono, and 1 mic inputs.
Next!/Stanton Magnetics, LLC
2821 Evans Street
Hollywood FL 33020
(954) 929-8999